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#BEFEE8 Color

#BEFEE8 is rgb(190, 254, 232) in RGB, hsl(159, 97%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 9%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BEFEE8
HEX#BEFEE8
RGBrgb(190, 254, 232)
HSLhsl(159, 97%, 87%)
HSVhsv(159, 25%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 9%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(94.8% 0.071 171.6)
LABlab(94.91% -24.08 3.74)
LCHlch(94.91% 24.37 171.17)

What #BEFEE8 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BEFEE8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#BEFEE8 Channel Values

How #BEFEE8 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 190 · G 254 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 97% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 25% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.13:1 vs white · 18.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BEFEE8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BEFEE8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BEFEE8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BEFEE8

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BEFEE8.

How #BEFEE8 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BEFEE8
Protanopia#F5F5E8
Protanomaly#E1F8E8
Deuteranopia#EBEBEA
Deuteranomaly#DBF3E9
Tritanopia#C2FBFB
Tritanomaly#C0FCF4
Achromatopsia#F1F1F1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BEFEE8 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-befee8: #BEFEE8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BEFEE8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-befee8': '#BEFEE8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.745, green: 0.996, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_befee8">#BEFEE8</color>
SVG fillfill="#BEFEE8"

More Green Colors

#BEFEE8 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BEFEE8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BEFEE8?

#BEFEE8 is a lightest green — rgb(190, 254, 232) in RGB and hsl(159, 97%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.5.

What is the RGB value of #BEFEE8?

#BEFEE8 is rgb(190, 254, 232) — red 190, green 254, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BEFEE8?

#BEFEE8 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 9%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BEFEE8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BEFEE8 scores 1.13:1 against white and 18.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BEFEE8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BEFEE8 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 12.19, which is visibly different.

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